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I nearly killed a motorcyclist today
Posted on 5/15/18 at 1:31 am
Posted on 5/15/18 at 1:31 am
Driving down I-10 towards Gonzales, in the left lane, going with the flow. I have cars in front of me and behind me, in the left lane.
I had just passed a slower truck in the right lane and there was a large gap between the truck I just passed and the car in front of him.
The two cars in front of me had a gap in front of them, so I nudged over to the right lane to see if there was a gap so I could get in front of the two cars in front of me.
As I did this, I catch a light in my rear view mirror. Some jackass on a crotch rocket, doing 100+ mph, passed the two trucks behind me (one in left lane, one in right lane). They were side by side, and the motorcycle passed between them on the centerline.
As he passed them, I was ducking to the right lane, causing the motorcycle to go onto the shoulder to pass me.
He passed me and preceded to pass the next set of vehicles that were side by side, passing them between them.
TLDR
Short version
Motorcycle passes between two vehicles going 100+ mph, I accidentally forced him on to the shoulder. He continues to pass people, driving down centerline of interstate.
I had just passed a slower truck in the right lane and there was a large gap between the truck I just passed and the car in front of him.
The two cars in front of me had a gap in front of them, so I nudged over to the right lane to see if there was a gap so I could get in front of the two cars in front of me.
As I did this, I catch a light in my rear view mirror. Some jackass on a crotch rocket, doing 100+ mph, passed the two trucks behind me (one in left lane, one in right lane). They were side by side, and the motorcycle passed between them on the centerline.
As he passed them, I was ducking to the right lane, causing the motorcycle to go onto the shoulder to pass me.
He passed me and preceded to pass the next set of vehicles that were side by side, passing them between them.
TLDR
Short version
Motorcycle passes between two vehicles going 100+ mph, I accidentally forced him on to the shoulder. He continues to pass people, driving down centerline of interstate.
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Posted on 5/15/18 at 1:39 am to theantiquetiger
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a motorcyclist nearly killed himself today
Posted on 5/15/18 at 1:51 am to theantiquetiger
Yea that's not your problem if the motorcyclist is riding like a moron
He was asking to get his arse ran over
He was asking to get his arse ran over
This post was edited on 5/15/18 at 1:52 am
Posted on 5/15/18 at 1:58 am to Tigerbait357
I keep hoping one day I get to witness this where the motorcyclists then loses it and slides 1/4 mile down the pavement.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:00 am to starsandstripes
This guy wouldn't have slide. He would have hit my rear end and then been run over by one of the two trucks he just passed, or could have gone flying off the shoulder, into the woods
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:08 am to theantiquetiger
That's called lane splitting. Its legal out here in Los Angeles and it drives me crazy.
It may be legal in Louisiana by virtue of there being no law on the book but I'm not sure.
It may be legal in Louisiana by virtue of there being no law on the book but I'm not sure.
This post was edited on 5/15/18 at 2:09 am
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:10 am to theantiquetiger
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This guy wouldn't have slide. He would have hit my rear end and then been run over by one of the two trucks he just passed, or could have gone flying off the shoulder, into the woods
So long as there's carnage and dismemberment.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:11 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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That's called lane splitting. Its legal out here in Los Angeles and it drives me crazy.
How can it be legal? And if it is legal, what's the point of having lanes?
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:14 am to GeorgeTheGreek
It's not legal in Louisiana, and I think it's only legal in California if the two side by side vehicles are not moving, as in traffic jam.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:15 am to theantiquetiger
They can be moving, it's just incredibly wreckless and dumb.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:16 am to theantiquetiger
I'd do all that in a sedan if I knew it meant I was going to beat baton rouge traffic.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:16 am to GeorgeTheGreek
So you are saying if the scenario in my OP happened in CA, and I killed the dumbass, I'm at fault?
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:16 am to starsandstripes
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How can it be legal?
Because it's not illegal. There's no law on the book.
And in Los Angeles where traffic is a nightmare, for the bikers it's a massive advantage that I don't think government wants to mess with.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:19 am to theantiquetiger
When it comes to fault I'm honestly not sure. All I can tell you is my understanding of the law.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:22 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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Because it's not illegal. There's no law on the book.
So, if he hit his car and was harmed during his maneuver..would the motorcyclist have a case?
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:24 am to SEClint
Actually I just looked it up, and as of February 2018 lane splitting out here is officially legal.
So my guess is that if you hit a bike that's splitting, you're at fault.
So my guess is that if you hit a bike that's splitting, you're at fault.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:30 am to GeorgeTheGreek
My guess is, it's legal out there, but basically do it at your own risk. I cannot see me being at fault in the scenario I stated in the OP.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:35 am to theantiquetiger
Wouldn't it be some shite though..next thing you know you're going down for manslaughter
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:38 am to SEClint
I just looked at the CALl law. It's illegal to lane split above 30 mph.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 3:12 am to theantiquetiger
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The new rules stress that motorcyclists can only split lanes as long as they don’t exceed ten miles per hour faster than the cars they are driving between, and said cars must be going less than 30 miles per hour. Reaction by motorcyclists is mixed. Some are glad to finally have some restrictions in place, so that there are now stated parameters for being pulled over my law enforcement. But others worry that this may be the beginning of the end, and that a complete ban on lane-splitting is soon to come.
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